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MORAGA, Calif. — The Saint Mary’s beach volleyball team earned its fourth sweep over a West Coast Conference opponent Tuesday, this time blanking rival Santa Clara 5-0 at Moraga Commons.

It was a perfect sweep for Saint Mary’s (14-4), as it took every pairs matchup unblemished at 2-0. Out of 10 sets, Santa Clara (0-9) went over 15 points in only four of them.

SMC’s No. 3 pair of Mary Hernandez and Alexis Salmons earned the biggest margin of victory. The duo beat SCU’s Taylor Laugero and Hailey Lindberg 21-18 in the first set before crusing to a 21-7 win in set two. They trailed 18-16 in set one before rattling off five straight points to win 21-18.

Lindsey Knudsen and Payton Rund earned a 10-point set win at No. 1 pairs. They beat the Broncos’ Nikki Hess and Allison Kantor 21-11 in the first set. They would finish off the sweep with a 21-18 win in set two.

Saint Mary’s hosts its final home match of the season on Wednesday versus East Bay rival California. The match begins at 3 p.m. and will be held at Moraga Commons on Moraga Road.

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